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Man (29) barred from Government Buildings after perimeter breach
Miodrag Pester, who is homeless, was granted bail to appear again in March

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Northern Ireland reports 22 more deaths and 905 new Covid-19 cases
Teaching unions says prioritising vaccination of teachers would allow schools reopen sooner

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Covid-19: Government set to extend Level 5 restrictions to late February
Hospitality sector may not reopen properly until late May or early June


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P&G boosts sales, profit outlook as it expects demand to continue
Pandemic has led to rise in at-home demand for laundry products, toilet roll

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Gregor Townsend names 35-man Scotland squad for Six Nations
David Cherry, Ewan Ashman, Alex Craig and Cameron Redpath could make their debuts

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Netflix crosses 200m subscriber mark in pandemic-boosted year
Covid-19 accelerated ‘big shift from linear to streaming’, says chief financial officer

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SSE Airtricity extends title sponsorship of the League of Ireland
Deal is for two years rather than just one and also takes in the women’s national league

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Quarantine for Australian Open players fully funded by Tennis Australia
Organisation forced to clarify after confusion over Victorian government’s role in costs

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DAA finance chief Gray to leave later this year
State airports company to begin seeking a successor

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Keeping the world off-balance is what Kyrie Irving does best
It’s been two weeks since the mercurial guard was last seen with the Brooklyn Nets

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Covid-19: NUIG project to help rapidly identify seriously-ill patients
Scientists to use national supercomputer and artificial intelligence to develop system

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Snow forecast for higher ground as Wednesday temperatures fall
Met Éireann says new cold snap will be in place until at least Sunday

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Eddie Jones forced to self-isolate after his assistant tests positive
England head coach is due to name his squad for the Six Nations Championship on Friday

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Could talking spread Covid-19 as much as coughing does?
Viral aerosols emitted when speaking linger in air longer than larger droplets, study says


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Rory McIlroy confident Tiger Woods will recover from operation
Irishman starts his season at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in the Middle East

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Two more Australian Open players test positive for Covid-19
Two of the cases are players, the third is a support person with a player

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Do you have 10 minutes to breathe for Covid-19 research?
Smartphones could monitor rate and quality of breath in people with Covid or recovering

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Tiger Woods vows to return after fifth surgery on his back
He’ll miss the Farmers Insurance Open and the Genesis Invitational in February

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European stocks rise as investors hope for Biden relief package
US Treasury Secretary nominee Janet Yellen called for big fiscal spending to boost economy

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Covid-19: Blame game will not resolve school reopening issues, union says
‘Genuine fear’ among teachers and special needs assistants as virus cases remain high

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Trump pardons former Google self-driving car engineer Anthony Levandowski
Levandowski was sentenced to 18 months for stealing trade secret

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Covid-19: Number of patients in hospital drops to 1,897
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly says 140,000 people to be vaccinated by Sunday

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Grafton to reinstate suspended dividend payment
Group took decision in March to preserve liquidity in face of Covid-19 crisis

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Donald Trump pardons former strategist Steve Bannon
Others granted clemency include fundraiser Elliott Brady and rapper Lil Wayne


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Joe Biden to be inaugurated as 46th US president
In a ‘farewell address’, Trump says the ‘movement we started is only just beginning’


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Baked spuds get a tasty, crunchy filling and topping
Healthy eating: Baked sweet potatoes with kale, chickpeas, seeds and spicy yoghurt


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Seán Moran: Improvisation may be on the cards again for fixture makers
GAA will face huge decision if pandemic prevents any action until April

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Shane Lowry well aware that silence can be golden at times
Irish star gets season under way at Abu Dhabi Championship this week

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Hybrids? Plug-ins? Everything you need to know about electric cars
Confused about electric vehicles? Here’s how to tell your EV from your PHEV and MHEV


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Fontaines DC are reborn as punk-funk disconauts, and the results are cracking
Belgian DJs Soulwax have released a glittering remix of Fontaines DC’s A Hero’s Death

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Insurance broker McGill eyes $1bn of Irish hub business after Brexit switch
Dublin unit allows firm to continue to offer services to clients in Europe

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Co-founder of tech group employing 500 in Dublin is large donor to US Republicans
Jeffrey Yass gave almost $25 million to Republican superpacs in recent election cycle
